Vase Decorated with Sunflowers (1899): Art, History and Details

Vase Decorated with Sunflowers (1899) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is John D. Wareham (American, 1871–1954); Rookwood Pottery Company (American, established 1880).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Floral and animal motifs are common decoration found on vessels designed by John D. Wareham for the Cincinnati-based Rookwood Pottery Company. Here, bright yellow sunflowers around the mouth of the vase are enhanced by stark black.

Object facts

• Title: Vase Decorated with Sunflowers
• Date: 1899
• Creator attribution: John D. Wareham (American, 1871–1954); Rookwood Pottery Company (American, established 1880)
• Culture: America, late 19th Century
• Type: Ceramic
• Technique: earthenware
• Dimensions: Overall: 27 x 19.3 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1984.10

Collection credit

James Parmelee Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1984.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 2 (April 1985): 163–207.
• Hawley, Henry. “Two Rookwood Vases.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 7 (November 1985): 378–387.

View the collection record

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